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Physical Activity Guidelines for People With Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

This study is not yet open for participant recruitment.
Verified June 2011 by McMaster University
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Rick Hansen Foundation
Information provided by:
McMaster University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01368172
First received: June 6, 2011
Last updated: NA
Last verified: June 2011
History: No changes posted
  Purpose

The first evidence-based physical activity guidelines for people with spinal cord injury were released in March, 2011. This project will evaluate the implementation of the new physical activity guidelines in a community exercise setting in Hamilton, Ontario. The investigators hypothesize that persons who follow the guidelines will experience increased aerobic fitness and muscle strength. The investigators also hypothesize that participants will find the guidelines easy to follow and that their self-efficacy for participating in physical activity will be improved following the study period.


Condition Intervention Phase
Spinal Cord Injury
 Behavioral: Exercise prescription following the physical activity guidelines for people with spinal cord injury
 Phase 1

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Official Title: Implementation and Evaluation of the New Physical Activity Guidelines for People With Spinal Cord Injury.

Resource links provided by NLM:

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by McMaster University:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Physical Fitness [ Time Frame: 4 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Peak VO2 tests will be done on a cycle ergometer to assess aerobic capacity/endurance, and peak strength will be measured on accessible weight-training equipment.


Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Self-efficacy for achieving the physical activity guidelines [ Time Frame: 4 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Assessed through questionnaire.

  • Adherence to physical activity guidelines [ Time Frame: 4 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Assessed through enrolment records


Estimated Enrollment: 30
Study Start Date: July 2011
Estimated Study Completion Date: June 2012
Estimated Primary Completion Date: June 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Intervention Details:
    Behavioral: Exercise prescription following the physical activity guidelines for people with spinal cord injury
    Participants in the intervention group will be asked to participate in at least 20 minutes of moderate to heavy intensity aerobic activity 2 times per week as well as strength training exercises (moderate intensity) 2 times per week.
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 60 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • adults with spinal cord injury who have been given clearance to exercise by their primary care physician (or healthcare team)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • ventilatory support
  • inability to voluntarily participate in upper body exercises
  • inability to communicate in English
  • ongoing infection
  • unstable autonomic dysreflexia
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01368172

Contacts
Contact: Audrey Hicks, PhD 905 525 9140 ext 24643 hicksal@mcmaster.ca

Locations
Canada, Ontario
Centre for Health Promotion and Rehabilitation, McMaster University Not yet recruiting
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8S 4K1
Contact: Audrey L Hicks, Ph.D.     905-525-9140 ext 24643     hicksal@mcmaster.ca    
Sub-Investigator: Chelsea A Pelletier, M.Sc.            
Sponsors and Collaborators
McMaster University
Rick Hansen Foundation
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Audrey Hicks, PhD McMaster University
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Audrey Hicks, Professor, McMaster University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01368172     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: HicksPAGs
Study First Received: June 6, 2011
Last Updated: June 6, 2011
Health Authority: Canada: Ethics Review Committee

Keywords provided by McMaster University:
spinal cord injury
physical activity
physical fitness

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Spinal Cord Injuries
Spinal Cord Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
 Nervous System Diseases
Trauma, Nervous System
Wounds and Injuries

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013